Marginal Operators from Celestial Diamonds
Abstract
For a given conformal field theory (CFT), one can deform it via the addition of a marginal operator to the spectrum. In two dimensions, when the added operator has conformal weights , conformal symmetry is not broken and the resulting theory is a distinct CFT. Studying such marginal operators for celestial CFTs allows for a geometric understanding of the space of allowed boundary theories dual to quantum field theories (QFT) in bulk asymptotically flat spacetimes. In traditional holographic examples, a marginal deformation on the boundary corresponds to a vacuum transition in the bulk theory. We affirm this in celestial CFTs which requires a general definition of marginal operators as composite celestial operators via pairs that live at distinct corners of celestial memory and Goldstone diamonds.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2511.20807,
title = {Marginal Operators from Celestial Diamonds},
author = {Michael Imseis and Sruthi A. Narayanan and A. W. Peet},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.20807},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
26 pages, 4 figures, 3 appendices